Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

18354 persons found

Yoán Moncada

b. 1995

Cuban baseball player (born 1995)

Yoann Huget

b. 1987

France international rugby union player

Yochanan Vollach

b. 1945

Israeli footballer

Yogi Adityanath

b. 1972

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017

Yogi Berra

b. 1925

American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)

Yoko Matsuoka (writer)

b. 1916

Japanese critic and translator (1916–1979)

Yolanda of Poland

Hungarian abbess

Yolanda Tortolero

Venezuelan politician (died 2021)

Yolande Donlan

b. 1920

American-British actress (1920–2014)

Yongle Emperor

b. 1360

Emperor of China from 1402 to 1424

Yongli Emperor

Emperor of Southern Ming from 1646 to 1662

Yoram Kaniuk

b. 1930

Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic (1930–2013)

Yordano Ventura

b. 1991

Dominican baseball player (1991–2017)

Yosef Merimovich

Football player and manager (1924–2011)

Yoshihiko Noda

b. 1957

Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012

Yoshihiro Tatsumi

b. 1935

Japanese manga artist

Yoshihiro Togashi

b. 1966

Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura

Japanese prince (1948–2014)

Yoshito Ōkubo

b. 1982

Japanese footballer (born 1982)

Yoshito Usui

b. 1958

Japanese manga artist (1958-2009)

Yossi Benayoun

b. 1980

Israeli footballer (born 1980)

You Sano

b. 1928

You Si-kun

b. 1948

Premier of the Republic of China from 2002 to 2005

Young Maylay

b. 1979

American rapper (born 1979)